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Our chairman Richard Greenhalgh was invited to present to the All Party Parliamentary Group for Dairy Farmers last month.

Richard commented: “Since the publication of our Promar report on the rising cost of milk production, we have been inundated with requests to meet with politicians who want to find out more about the research we have commissioned and the influence that they can have in achieving a sustainable milk price for dairy farmers.

“We are not advocating that the countryside should become a museum, we simply believe that the price paid for milk should be realistic and enable progressive, efficient farmers to flourish.

“We are also presenting to Assembly member in Wales and Parliamentarians in Scotland this month and will update you on these meetings in the July newsletter,” he said.
Daniel Kawczynski, MP for Shrewsbury and Atcham and chair of the all-party group, added: “I commend First Milk for the work they have done in highlighting the spiralling cost of milk production, and indeed for their ambition to build a progressive dairy company for the benefit of their farmer members.

“Dairy farmers need all the support they can get in Westminster to help them fight their corner, and our group has an important role in providing this platform.”